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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Dates | 7 September 1968 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eastern Suburbs (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Christchurch Technical |
The 1968 Chatham Cup was the 41st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis. In all, 93 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article.
The 1968 final
[edit]The final was a one-sided affair, with Suburbs proving too strong for the southerners. John Wrathall scored both goals in the final, putting the ball past Tech keeper (and future national team coach) Ian Marshall.[1]
Results
[edit]Third Round
[edit]| Rangers (Christchurch) | 3 – 2 | Christchurch City |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 5 – 2 (replay) | Mount Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Gisborne City | 3 – 0 | Riverina (Wairoa) |
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| Roslyn-Wakari | 5 – 3 | Northern (Dunedin) |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Kilda | 4 – 0 | Maori Hill (Dunedin) |
|---|---|---|
| Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) | 3 – 1 | Victoria University |
|---|---|---|
| Whangarei | 6 – 0 | Kamo Swifts |
|---|---|---|
* Mount Albert won on corners
Fourth Round
[edit]| Christchurch Technical | 3 – 0 | Rangers (Christchurch) |
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| Gisborne City | 1 – 2 | Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) |
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| Rotorua City | 1 – 3 | Hamilton |
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| Waterside (Wellington) | 3 – 2 | Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) |
|---|---|---|
| Whangarei | 1 – 4 | Papatoetoe |
|---|---|---|
Fifth Round
[edit]| Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 4 – 1 | Mount Albert |
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| Grosvenor Rovers (Marlborough) | 0 – 7 | Nelson United |
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| Invercargill United | 2 – 1 | Queens Park (Invercargill) |
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| Palmerston North Thistle | 3 – 1 | Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) |
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| Papatoetoe | 0 – 4 | Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| Roslyn-Wakari | 2 – 2 (aet)* | Caversham |
|---|---|---|
* Roslyn-Wakari won on corners
Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]| Eastern Suburbs | 2 – 0 | Christchurch Technical |
|---|---|---|
| Wrathall ×2 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 75